I Made a Brake Rotor Forge!

I've always wanted to build a forge. Because I like bending and hammering metal in to
bizarre shapes and sizes. As I read I find that I need supplies like coal, I mined lignite coal at the Black Water river. Then I realized that the brake rotor forge is not complete. So as I gallivanted for parts I found a shop called Economy lumber. They are ordernarly priced. All my pipes where 41 dollars. Then I went to the mechanics. We found a pickup trick brake rotor for free. Then we found a hairdryer. It was 11$. not to bad but it works well. The anvil is a very hard thing to find. I was lucky to find this peice of rail road track for 5$. It was old and rusty and cut with a touch. The pipes are BLACK IRON, NOT GALVANIZED!!! Don't
go buy galvanized because the galvanized pipes have a poison fume wen heated!

Now you know how to build the brake rotor. ;)

I want to thank Mybob (my grandfather), Trent Tye at http://purgatoryironworks.com, and Denis Yates and all the folks from B.A.M. (Blacksmithing Assosiation of Missouri).

The rotor and flange.

Close up of the parts.

All the parts ready to go.
Rotor: Free; Blow dryer: $12; Pipe Fittings: $35

1st 5 inch pipe.

The pipe tee.

The 2nd 5 inch pipe.

The 14 inch pipe for the blow dryer.

Tightening it all up.

Duct Tape!!

All together.

Wire grate.

Drilling the holes for the vise.

Mounting the vise.

My railroad track anvil.

Heating the foot.

Tapering it.

Needs more charcoal.

Back to the fire.

Wow that's hot.

My first tool: A Poker for the Forge

I tapered the foot and put a twist in the middle and made a handle.